Amendments to the Supplementary Rules of the Court of Justice
Date: 2006-02-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, accession to the European Union, administrative procedure, institutional activity

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COURT OF JUSTICE

AMENDMENTS TO THE SUPPLEMENTARY RULES OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE

THE COURT

Having regard to Article 125 of the Rules of Procedure,

Having regard to Article 46(3) of
the Act concerning the
conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic
of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the
Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of
Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the
Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which
the European Union is founded,

With the Council’s approval given on 21 December 2005,

HAS DRAWN UP THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS TO ITS SUPPLE-
MENTARY RULES:

Article 1

The Supplementary Rules adopted on 4 December 1974 (OJ
L 350, 28 December 1974, p. 29), and most recently amended
on 11 March 1997 (OJ L 103, 19 April 1997, p. 4), are
amended as follows:

1. In Article 9,

the words ‘Official

the European
Communities’ shall be replaced by the words ‘Official Journal
of the European Union’.

Journal of

2. The text of Annex I (the list referred to in the first paragraph

of Article 2) shall be replaced by the following text:

‘Belgium
The Minister for Justice

Czech Republic

The Minister for Justice

Denmark

The Minister for Justice

Germany

The Federal Minister for Justice

Estonia

The Minister for Justice

Greece

The Minister for Justice

Spain

The Minister for Justice

France

The Minister for Justice

Ireland

The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Italy

The Minister for Justice

Cyprus

The Minister for Justice and Public Order

Latvia

Tieslietu ministrija

Lithuania

The Minister for Justice

Luxembourg

The Minister for Justice

Hungary

The Minister for Justice

Malta

The Attorney General

Netherlands

The Minister for Justice

Austria

The Federal Minister for Justice

Poland

The Minister for Justice

Portugal

The Minister for Justice

Slovenia

The Minister for Justice

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Slovakia

The Minister for Justice

Finlande

The Ministry of Justice

Sweden

The Ministry of Justice

United Kingdom
The Secretary of State’.

3. The text of Annex II

(the list referred to in the second
paragraph of Article 4) shall be replaced by the following
text:

Lithuania

The Minister for Justice

Luxembourg

The Minister for Justice

Hungary

The Minister for Justice

Malta

Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs

Netherlands

Algemene Raad van de Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten

‘Belgium

The Minister for Justice

Czech Republic
Česká advokátní komora

Denmark

The Minister for Justice

Germany

Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer

Estonia

The Minister for Justice

Greece

The Minister for Justice

Spain

The Minister for Justice

France

The Minister for Justice

Ireland

The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Italy

The Minister for Justice

Austria

The Federal Minister for Justice

Poland

The Minister for Justice

Portugal

The Minister for Justice

Slovenia

The Minister for Justice

Slovakia

Slovenská Advokátska Komora

Finlande

The Ministry of Justice

Sweden

Sveriges Advokatsamfund

United Kingdom

The Law Society, London (for applicants residing in England
or Wales)

The Law Society of Scotland, Edinburgh (for applicants
residing in Scotland)

The Incorporated Law Society of Northern Ireland, Belfast
(for applicants residing in Northern Ireland)’.

Cyprus

The Minister for Justice and Public Order

4. The text of Annex III (the list referred to in Article 6) shall

be replaced by the following text:

Latvia

Tieslietu ministrija

‘Belgium

The Minister for Justice

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Czech Republic
Nejvyšší státní mastupitelství

Denmark

The Minister for Justice

Germany

The Federal Minister for Justice

Estonia

Riigiprokuratuur

Greece

The Minister for Justice

Spain

The Minister for Justice

France

The Minister for Justice

Ireland

The Attorney General

Italy

The Minister for Justice

Cyprus
Noμική Yπηрεσία της Δημοκрατίας

Latvia
Ģenerālprokuratūra

Lithuania
Generalinė prokuratūra

Luxembourg

The Minister for Justice

Hungary

The Minister for Justice

Malta

The Attorney General

Netherlands

The Minister for Justice

Austria

The Federal Minister for Justice

Poland

The Minister for Justice

Portugal

The Minister for Justice

Slovenia

The Minister for Justice

Slovakia

The Minister for Justice

Finlande

The Ministry of Justice

Sweden

Riksåklagaren

United Kingdom
Her Majesty’s Attorney General
residing in England or Wales)

(for witnesses or experts

Her Majesty’s Advocate (for witnesses or experts residing in
Scotland)

Her Majesty’s Attorney General
residing in Northern Ireland)’.

(for witnesses or experts

Article 2

These amendments to the Supplementary Rules, which are
authentic in the languages mentioned in Article 29(1) of the
Rules of Procedure, shall be published in the Official Journal of
the European Union and shall enter into force on the date of their
publication.

Done at Luxembourg, 21 February 2006.